<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent">SUNY Plattsburgh has established the </span><strong style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent">Notification of Parent, Guardian, or Emergency Contact for Alcohol and Controlled Substance Violations Policy</strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent"> in accordance with </span><strong style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent">FERPA</strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent"> and </span><strong style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent">New York State Education Law §6438‑d (Beau’s Law), effective July 1, 2026</strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent">. T</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent">his</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap"> policy establishes the framework under which the university may notify a student’s parent(s), guardian(s), or designated emergency contact(s) when a student under the age of 21 is involved in certain alcohol- or controlled substance-related violations or incidents. The purpose of this policy is to: Promote student health and safety; Ensure transparency regarding notification practices; and Clarify how the university exercises its discretion under FERPA and applicable New York State law. </span></font></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The complete policy can be found <a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/about/offices-divisions/administration-finance/policies-procedures/campus-handbook/section-ix-legal-compliance/notification-of-parent-guardian-emergency-contact-for-alcohol-and-controlled-substance-violations-beaus-law-policy.html" target="_blank">here.</a></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000"><br></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Questions pertaining to this policy can be directed to the policy owner, University Police Chief Patrick Rascoe, at </span><a href="mailto:prasc001@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">prasc001@plattsburgh.edu</span></a></font><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">.</font><font color="#0000ff"><br></font></span></p></div>